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The latest in tech: the newest products, most exciting innovations and biggest releases.

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The Rise of Prediction Culture
By Cool Material
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I Watched USA vs. Bosnia Through the Lens of a Prediction Market

Checking Polymarket throughout the round of 32 game added an interesting perspective to my watching experience. Here are my notes.

By Lanny Fuller
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Black Book: 13 Products Our Editors Loved in June 2026

The products our editors have been obsessed with in June 2026.

By Cool Material
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On Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, 20 Years Later

And how horror went from critically hated to the latest Cannes "it" genre.

By Andy Crump
Videos
‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’ Teaser Trailer

We've been on board with serious Vince Vaughn since we got wind of him starring in the second season of True Detective. Admittedly, that didn't pan out, though that was far from Baba Ganoush's fault. We're getting another taste of the actor in something other than a laugh-out-loud comedy with Brawl in…

By Mike Newman
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The Lomo’Instant Is the First Fully Analog Instax Square Camera

Thanks to our phones, we take more pictures than we ever have before. Problem is, we snap, snap, snap but rarely revisit all those memories. It's why we feel the time is right for a camera like the new Lomo'Instant from Lomography. The first fully analog Instax Square camera allows…

By Mike Newman
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Videos
Behind-the-Scenes of ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7

When the current season of Game of Thrones ended earlier this week your mind was probably blown all over your face. [If you have no idea what we're talking about, don't watch this video until you're caught up!] We hate to be bearer of bad news if you didn't know…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Tech
Cubiio Portable Laser Engraver

While we wouldn't necessarily consider a laser engraver an essential tool you'd carry around everyday, there are certainly quite a few possibilities for the technology when it fits in the palm of your hand. The Muherz Cubiio Portable Laser Engraver has most of the functionality you'd find in a machine…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Videos
‘Black Mirror: Season 4’ Trailer

If you're itching for more ways to feel uncomfortable around modern technology, boy, do we have great news for you! Black Mirror is set to return for its fourth season and it's primed to make you question more things about modern life. The trailer for the season just dropped and it…

By Mike Newman
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